Former Havelock teachers picnic report
Mrs Blanche Worthington attended a Humboldt picnic Saturday with former Havelock teachers including Milti cient Applesheimer Ruth Dawson Rolfe Ida Fisher Mimmers burg and Helen Swanson from Ft. Dodge Norma Knight visited Garner with her sister Mrs Jay Stole and returned home later in the week
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Blanche Worthington
Humboldt
Havelock
Milticient
Applesheimer
Plover
Ruth Dawson
Rolfe
Ida Fisher
Mimmersburg
Helen Swanson
Ft. Dodge
Norma Knight
Jay Stole
Garner
Local Radio Singers and Community Notes
Sings over WHO station in Des Moines at 1230 Saturday Lowell Hartsock five year old son of Mr and Mrs Ray Hartsock performed on air as part of the WHO show at Mallard. Vera and Thelma Joliffee daughters of Mrs Marie Joliffee also appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Hartsock
Raymond Hartsock
Des Moines
Lowell
Mallard
Vera
Thelma Joliffee
Marie Joliffee
Red Cross Seeks Helpers as Sewing Class Meets
The Red Cross sewing class meets at the school on Tuesday afternoons and needs more workers. Women are sewing skirts shirt waists and shirts and many are knitting at home. Fort Gaskill, employed in defense work in Omaha Nebraska, spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs A R Gaskill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Jensen
Karen
Gary
Charles
Dickens
Frank Eno
Gordon Vail
Richard Forbes
U.S. Navy
Red Cross
Fort Gaskill
Omaha
Nebr
A. R. Gaskill
Stove Explosion Injures Mrs. Wiley At Local Café
A Skellgas stove exploded while Mrs. Anne Wiley re lighted the oven at a cafe Sunday, burning her face. The incident occurred as she tended the stove. No further injuries are reported and the scene is being investigated.
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Anne Wiley
Mother-Daughter Luncheon Highlights Havelock Event
A well attended mother-daughter luncheon at the Methodist church hosted by the Havelock group featured a musical program and a talk by Mrs. John Whitman about a Salt Lake City visit with her husband. A departing gift was given to Mrs. Ralph Hawn.
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Methodist Church
Havelock
John Whitman
Mr. Whitman
Salt Lake City
Ralph Hawn
Funeral for Wilhelm Hinse in Mallard
Funeral services for Wilhelm Hinse aged 40 were held at Trinity Lutheran church in Mallard with burial in Washington cemetery. He died after a brief illness at his daughter's home, Mrs. O J Schleusner. Local relatives hosted meals and visitors. Elva Rutz RN Ottumwa and Florence Ohrtmann RN Ottumwa arrived for several days’ visit with the Eby family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm Hinse
O. J. Schleusner
Trinity
Lutheran
Mallard
Washington
Max
Glenn Nelson
Bobby
Louise Walser
Manson
Ralph Walser
G. A. Grover
Ben Eby
Elva Rutz
R.N
Ottumwa
Florence
Ohrtmann
Havelock Methodist Church Announces Sunday Services
John Drake Wolcott is pastor with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. The Helping Hand Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet with Mrs. Paul Larson on Thursday afternoon.
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Havelock Methodist Church
John Drake Wolcott
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Paul Larson
Methodist Church
A. L. Thornton
Dorothy Francis
Elmer Wallace
Chicago
John Ollinger
Francis
Palmer
P. G. Hynish
Austin
Minn
Catherine Hynish
Robert Kenevan
Angela Fischer
Lind Olson
Iowa State College
Ames
Donald Utley
Fort Knox
Jack Helwig
Ben Olson
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Frank Nedved
Mercy Hospital
Women’s Society of Christian Service
The
George Alig
Rochester
Alig
Charles Nieman
Margaret
Fred Hynes
Pomeroy
Pat Hynes
Bancroft
Edward Hynes
Dorothy Sernett Weds Garth Howard in Pocahontas
Dorothy Sernett of Pocahontas married Garth E. Howard of St. Paul at St Peter and Pauls church in Pocahontas Monday morning. The ceremony honored by Rev. William P. Hyland followed with a wedding breakfast at Hotel Pocahontas.
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Pocahontas
Dorothy Sernett
Joseph Sernett
Garth He, Howard
St. Paul, Minn
Harry Howard
Rolft
Sts. Peter and Paul’s Church
William P. Hyland
Doris Howard
J. J. Turner
Anna Peterson
Funeral services for Mrs. H. M. Elsasser
Funeral services for Mrs. H. M. Elsasser, 60, were held Saturday at Sacred Heart church with Rev. G. F. Wessling officiating. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery.
Rutland Area Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
Rev. L. E. Gatch and family attended the 25th wedding anniversary at the home of Mr and Mrs August Carlson near Rutland. Rev. Gatch sang a duet and presented silverware to the couple on behalf of 50 guests.
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Bert
Patty
Sioux City
William Watkins
L. E. Gatch
August Carlson
Rutland
Mrs. Gatch
Fort Dodge
L. C. Sterns
Eagle Grove
Lutheran Hospital
Death notices from Calvary cemetery services and family events
Mrs Elsasser died at 3 20 PM Wednesday at her home after a morning stroke. Granddaughter Jeanette Ann Lilly of Sioux City found her unconscious. Survived by husband three daughters ten grandchildren and sister Miss Eleanor Gehrig. Other items note birth of Kathryn Elizabeth Grosvenor June 3 and visits by Miss Monaghan and Miss Munson with relatives and students abroad.
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Calvary Cemetery
Elsasser
Felsasser
Jeanette Ann Lilly
Sioux City
E. M. Lilly
William Schall
Rolfe
Robert Beavers
Jefferson, S. D
Eleanor Gehrig
Fort Dodge
L. P. Grosvenor
Kathryn Elizabeth
Margaret Monaghan
Aberdeen
P. T. Monaghan
Catherine Monaghan
Duane Shimon
Des Moines
T. M. Shimon
Sarah Jones
Pocahontas
Beatrice Munson
University of Colorado At Boulder
Surprises and family news mark busy social week
A group of friends surprised Mrs. George Peters Jr. on her 74th birthday with gifts and a shared lunch at her home. Birth announcements include Jerilyn Mae, daughter of Milton Olson, granddaughter to the Hammer and Olson families. The report also covers visits, vacations, and social gatherings among the Strathman, Koebele, O'Brien, Albrecht, Beck, Minott, Bartosh, Bittner, Lynch, and Carey families across Ames, Fonda, Laurens, Rockwell City, and nearby towns.
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George Peters, Jr
Peters
Nick Stelpflug
J. F. Stelpflug
Leo Wolken
J. F. O’brien
Mary Jane Murphy
John Collins
Inlaw
Harrold Collins
Fonda
Milton Olson
Jerilyn Mae
L. H. Hammer
Ben Olson
Rosan Strathman
F. J. Strathman
Miss Strathman
St. Joseph’s Creighton Memorial Hospital
Omaha
W. E. Gower
Illnois
Odell
Ottawa
Bernard Koebele
Chicago
John Koebele
Quincy
Ill
Franciscan Order of
Adolph Koebele
Koebele
F. J. Koebele
John Weishaar
Betty
Donald
Bernice
Havelock
C. J. Albrecht
Ed Albrecht
Clare
Fred Stumpf
Rockwell City
Margaret O'Brien
Ames
Ray Beck
Harry Brown
Harriet Brown
Estherville
Charles City
Ed Bittner
Jim Lynch
Laurens
John Bittner
Newell
Rose Bittner
Varina
Olson Family Dinner Guests and Local Notices
Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Olson last Sunday included multiple Olson families from Livermore LaVerne Corwith Renwick Bradgate and Rutland. Announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Gussie Spears and C E Jarvis occurred weeks ago in Kansas City and they reside in the west part of town. Henry Olson and sons with William Robert and Janet Olson picnicked at Fort Dodge with James Shaw of Rutland for Marvin Olson’s sixth birthday celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Olson
Louis Olson
Livermore
Carl. Hanselman
Gussie Spears
C. E. Jarvis
Kansas City
Jarvis
William
Robert
Janet Olson
Fort Dodge
James Shaw
Rutland
Marvin Olson
Bradgate Methodist Church Announces Children’s Day Program
Bradgate Methodist Church led by Pastor L. E. Gatch holds Sunday school at 10:15 a.m. and morning worship at 11:15 a.m. Youth Fellowship meets at 8:00 p.m. A children’s baptismal service is offered during the church hour with a short talk by the pastor.
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Bradgate
Miller and Lang Families Hold Des Moines Reunion
The Miller and Lang families gathered at Rolfe park on Sunday with over 100 attendees. People from Pocahontas Carroll Laurens Remsen Gillette Grove Manson Palmer Rolfe and Rolfe park area joined the reunion and plans were made to meet again the third Sunday in June in 1943.
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Miller
Edward Peterson
John Lang
Genevieve
Laurens
J. J. Ryan
Marcella
Frank Miller
Pocahontas
Tony Lang
Andrew Lang
Ida Weber
Clarence Koster
Jake Schrier
Will Schrier
Rolfe
Rolfe Park
Nain Lutheran VBS Closes Friday. Sunday Program Ends With Ice Cream
The Nain Lutheran Church held a short program on Sunday after a Friday close of daily vacation Bible school and served ice cream and cake on the church lawn. Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Nielsen attended the Frank Nielsen funeral in Emmetsburg on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vacation Bible School
Rev. Gatch
Dorothy Wright
Analee Zeman
Bernadine Staecker
Donna Nielsen
Belva Brandhoij
Darlene
Nain Lutheran Daily Vacation Bible School
Frank Nielsen
Emmetsburg
N. C. Nielsen
Plentiful Midwest Picnic and Visits Across Fort Dodge Area
A large group including Mrs Jane Ralph, the Buck and Munson families, and others gathered Monday at Crawford Park with the Miller Klein family from Humboldt. They shared a picnic supper then visited the William Rae home. Freemond Nielsen and companions left for Port Leavenworth, Kansas, at 3:20 am Tuesday for military duty. Subsequent visits included Thorsons, Hofferts, and several dozen local households across Pocahontas, Bradgate, Rolfe, and Emmetsburg with church, school, and family events noted throughout the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Ralph
Louie Buck
Milton’ Munson
Guy ‘Kerns
David Henderson
Hilda Nielsen
Nielsen
Niel‘sen
Guy Kerns
Pocahontas
Fritz Johnson
Jennie Johnson
Silver Lake
Sam Nicoson
Dale
Sue
Mac. Nicoson
Rolfe
Poppen
Harold
Donald
Alden
Supt
de Boer
M. D. Meyers and
Sioux City
Wesley Lehnus
Hattie
Pearl Lehnus
Mads Johansen
Glenn Gaskill
Presbyterian Sunday School
William Fisher
Floyd Fish
Hans Nielsen
South Place
John Lawman
Orville
Lucienda Johnson
Tommy Johnson
Emmetsburg
Harry Price
Boone
Jack Spies
Gabrielson
Gilmore City
Chet Carpenter
Melvin Thorson
Local Happenings and Weekend Visit Notes
A series of hometown visits and family travels across Iowa and nearby towns. Chris Plover and David Henderson visited on Sunday evening, with Rittgers of Jetta visiting this week. The Christensen and Lehnus households hosted relatives and friends, Delores Schrier visits Pocahontas grandmother, Joleene Waymyer visits from Lemoore, and Milo Ives returns to Mora after a family illness.
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Thorson
Bush
Chris
Plover
David Henderson
George“M. ‘Rittgers
Jetta Il
B. F. Rittgers
Robert Rittgore
A Christensen
Bradgate
Delores Schrier
John Lang
Pocahontas
Gillette Grove
Joleene Waymyer
Lemoore
California
Wesle Lehnus
Mra
Roland Hauswirthay
Corwith
Wesley’ Lehnus
Milo Ives
Mora
Missouri
Satay
Hera
Pestproofing stored grain in Pocahontas county granaries
Advice warns farms in Pocahontas county to clean and spray grain bins before new harvest. Sweep and burn sweepings, spray with kerosene at 14 to 2 gallons per 1000 square feet, air bins at least three days, rat proofing urged, bins elevated on concrete piers or foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
War Bonds urging public to support fund drive
Citizens urged to contribute 10 percent of income to War Bonds as a home front effort supporting American forces and national defense. The message emphasizes collective sacrifice and patriotic duty for victory and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
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